Cingular Partners with HBO for Video to Go

Cingular Wireless recently announced a streaming video service set to become available in January 2006. Upon launch, Cingular Video will offer subscribers access to HBO Mobile and HBO Family Mobile content.

cingular plans to offer content from a number of additional programming providers, such as cnn, espn, fox news, ifilm, the weather channel and disney mobile studios, according to officials.

"this service is another step in the convergence of technologies between wireless, streaming video, ring tones, messaging and music," a cingular spokesperson said. "this is the next leap forward for mobile video."

cingular will launch its new service in sixteen 3g-enabled markets in q1 2006.

as more major markets begin offering 3g network access, cingular will make available video access for those users as well.

"we went with 3g because streaming video in particular looks like real television on a 3g platform, rather than on a gsm/edge platform," a cingular spokesperson said.

the company currently offers two 3g handsets with video supportthe lg cu320 and samsung sgh-zx10which range in price from $150 to $200. for additional pricing, availability or service information, visit the cingular wireless web site.